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At Sunday night's Emmy's, Regina King won the award for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series for her strong performance in American Crime. This was the second consecutive year that the actress has won the award.
From her first role on 227 to her critically acclaimed role on American Crime, Regina King has played a complexity of character throughout her nearly 20- year career. At the young age of 14, King played the witty and scholarly Brenda Jenkins who was the daughter of the protagonist Mary Jenkins played by Marla Gibbs. But it was later on that King discovered her passion for acting. In an interview with NPR, King mentioned how she realized that she learned more from being on set than being in the classroom
King later played the wild and fun Shalika in Boyz N the Hood. Then she had roles in other films such as Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Enemy of the State. But it was for her role as Cuba Gooding Jr's wife in Jerry Macguire that she gained fame.
On the small screen, King has played a plethora of characters ranging from a doctor running an urgent care facility on "The Leftovers" to a tough and passionate detective on Southland. In her two seasons on "American Crime", for which she was awarded, King played a Muslim sister to a drug addict who was convicted of murder and a mother of basketball player who was accused of rape.
But King is not only known for her acting prowess. She works wonders behind the scenes as well. Her directorial debut was when she was on The Mo'Nique Show with R&B singer Jaheim. He wanted her to be in the video for his song "Finding Your Way Back". King agreed, but only for one purpose-----if she would be able to direct the video too. From there, King has directed episodes for hit shows like The Catch, Southland, Scandal, and Greenleaf.
Regina King has gracefully entertained audiences for two decades, and now she falls under the category of the few black women who have won Emmy's. Her reign in Hollywood will continue throughout her career.